US jails anti-Islam film-maker

Controversial anti-Islam film-maker jailed for a series of criminal offences relating to false aliases.

08 Nov 2012 11:00 GMT

Youssef issued a provocative statement through his lawyer Steven Seiden to the press [Reuters]

Mark Basseley Youssef, the conman behind an anti-Muslim film that led to violence in many parts of the Middle East, has been given a one-year prison sentence for probation violations unrelated to the film.

The sentence was handed down on Wednesday after a plea bargain was reached between solicitors for Youssef and federal prosecutors.

Youssef admitted to using several false names and violating his probation order by obtaining a fraudulent California driver's license under a false name to commit bank fraud.

US District Court Judge Christina Snyder accepted the plea agreement and immediately sentenced Youssef after he admitted to four of the eight alleged violations.

Shortly after Youssef left the courtroom, he issued a provocative statement through his solicitor, Steven Seiden.

"The one thing he wanted me to tell all of you is President Obama may have gotten Osama bin Laden, but he didn't kill the ideology," Seiden said.